ESPN 3 again
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It could be worse. Try living in NC. All of our games have been getting picked up by local affiliates (and Fox Sports South) and they have been blacked out on ESPN3. I have been forced to watch the games on my phone instead of streaming them on the Roku via TWC.
Its on TV!!!!!!!!
Its a syndicated Raycom game. Raycom syndicates to local over-the-air channels. In the Pgh area, its on thisTV.
Raycom is also syndicating Clemson/Uva at the same time so some areas will get that game. If your area is getting Clemson/UVa, then yes, Pitt will be ESPN3 only.
You can't get the local affiliates? I'm happy when that happens. I've been getting Pitt games on Comcast SportsNet in Baltimore, this time we are screwed because the game goes up against Washington Capitals hockey.
DirecTV does not get WTAE D2 (thisTV). Why would they?
Its free over-the-air. Watch it that way. Change the input on your TV (assuming it has a digital antenna and can pick up the free signal).
KDKA, WTAE, WPXI, WQED, Pittsburgh CW, The Point are all also free over the air channels and I get those on DirecTV. No digital antenna for me so I'll have to watch on my phone or computer. I'm with Cap Pitt, this TV contract stinks.
Still mired in the 1950's, huh. Antenna?? The lure of "free" seems impossible to resist. (I haven't checked to see if my new SmarTV has an antenna.)
I don't actually have cable.... only the ESPN option on the Roku. I just thought it was pretty strange when Fox Sports South picked up our ND game. NC State is understandanble, but ND really shocked me.
My TVs (and they are pretty new) dont have digital antennas but I dont need them because I have cable. Comcast doesnt have thisTV in HD so it would be nice to watch that channel in HD over-the-air but not enough for me to go out and buy an antenna. Now, if I couldnt watch it on TV like some people complain about, then I'd go buy the antenna.
ACC's primary TV contract with ESPN.
Whatever games they do not choose fall to Raycom, who has a deal with Fox Sports South to syndicate games. If its not on ESPN, and Raycom isnt doing it, then FSS does the game.
Raycom syndicates to OTA stations. FSS syndicates to RSNs like Root.
ThisTV (4-2) in Pittsburgh is never in HD. At least not that I've seen. All of the other ACC basketball and football games shown on ThisTV have been in standard definition, so I can't believe that a Pitt game would get bumped up to HD, if it was even possible.
You SHOULD also be able to get the game online on the ACC Digital Network... if you don't have ESPN3 or it is blacked out in your area.
http://www.theacc.com/game-center/5617f5bfe4b0ef626f2c113b/
They are saying they will have the digital feed but at times they have been a bit shakey. But, if you can't otherwise get the video feed.... should be able to get it here.
http://www.theacc.com/game-center/5617f5bfe4b0ef626f2c113b/
They are saying they will have the digital feed but at times they have been a bit shakey. But, if you can't otherwise get the video feed.... should be able to get it here.
That makes sense. Although every single game we have played has been on the ESPN station lineup, whether ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNNews, ESPNu, or ESPN3. These backed out games were on ESPN3 and showed up on the ESPN App, but were then blacked out because someone picked them up. So I guess this is just the case of ESPN being able to make a few bucks on a game that Raycom/FSS was willing to pay a bit for... but those games were featured on ESPN3 in markets not covered by FSS.
Is that a joke? thisTV? The game seriously will not be on ROOT? If that's the case the ACC networking is absolutely pathetic. That's now about 3 games in 2 seasons I can not watch, in Western PA, with the DirecTV sports package upgrade. Sickening.
Blame your local affiliate for not picking it up...and turfing it to some off-brand channel.
I'll have it on my local TV in HD on my local CBS affiliate.
Yeah not sure the details, but DirecTV in the area doesn't pick up the local channels. PCN and thisTV being the main ones.
Which area? Pittsburgh?
If you have the sports pack, I bet it does.
Most every game not locally broadcast for me has been on the Foxsports Sun ( the florida fox affiliate). Channel 653.
ESPN only sold Raycom the TV rights to these games. They retained the streaming rights. That's why you see these games being available on ESPN3, though sometimes they are blacked out in certain markets. The Raycom games usually arent but the FSS games are.
Yes Pittsburgh. It's not the full sports package. I get all the sports channels, but not all the countries local Fox Sports affiliates. So I don't get those and DirecTV just doesn't carry the small local channels like thisTV. All good though I just decided to buy tickets for the game.
There is more than one THISTV. The problem in the Johnstown area is the THISTV our Comcast carries is affliated with another station, not WTAE. WTAE evidently buys the rights then pawns the game off on to it's sister station. So I get THISTV but not the right one.
Yeah, just like there is more than one ABC or CBS station around the country.
For the people In Pittsburgh who are complaining, buy a ticket and get off your arse and go to the game.
The game is streamed for FREE and without any blackouts on the ACC Website and App! This goes for any games that are part of the Raycom/Over-the-Air package. The quality of the stream also tends to be better than streaming on ESPN3/WatchESPN.
It sucks having to watch on a computer or table, but better than nothing.
It sucks having to watch on a computer or table, but better than nothing.
Also, as antiquated as it may sound, if you have an antenna and hook it up to your TV take a look at how good an HD signal looks on that compared to cable and satellite. It's actually pretty stunning. I had to break out the antenna to watch a few Pitt games over the last few years and the HD signal off antenna is pretty damn good. Who knew.
Pitt should be lucky they're on ESPN3 all the time, the way they have been playing in recent years.
ESPN used to put Pitt on all the time in the 2000's. Now we're lucky if we get 3 games the whole season. How things have changed.
ESPN used to put Pitt on all the time in the 2000's. Now we're lucky if we get 3 games the whole season. How things have changed.
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